Registered charity (CIO) · Lancashire
The CO-Operative Heritage Trust
- 11 trustees
- Income £213k (2025)
Official record Charity Commission · updated 27th September 2026 · Sources
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Who leads it
- Anthony WebsterChair · since 2020
- Dr Alexandra Zenia MitchellTrustee · since 2023
- Edward PowellTrustee · since 2021
- Helen DaviesTrustee · since 2024
- Ian AdderleyTrustee · since 2022
- Jenny Rebecca LaycockTrustee · since 2024
- John William BoyleTrustee · since 2022
- Melanie Jane HearnTrustee · since 2024
- Nicholas John MatthewsTrustee · since 2024
- Prof. Stephen J MilnerTrustee · since 2023
- Tanya NoonTrustee · since 2021
Current trustees as listed by the Charity Commission, which does not publish previous trustees.
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About
- What it does
- General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, Arts/culture/heritage/science, Other Charitable Purposes
- Where
- Manchester City, Rochdale
- Website
- www.co-operativeheritage.coop (opens in a new tab)
- Registered
- 2018
Income and spending
- YearIncomeSpending
- 2025£213k£404k
- 2024£106k£377k
- 2023£111k£368k
Earlier years
- 2022£96k£329k
- 2021£144k£319k
Income trend, 2021 to 2025.
Income source mix, 2025: Government grants 49%. From the charity's annual return.
Charitable objects
3.OBJECTS 3.1 THE TRUSTEES SHALL HOLD THE CAPITAL AND INCOME OF THE TRUST FUND UPON TRUST AS TO THE INCOME, AND ALL SUCH PART OR PARTS OF THE CAPITAL, AS THE FOUNDER MAY BY NOTICE IN WRITING TO THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE FOR THE FOLLOWING OBJECTS:3.1.1 THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ON BEHALF OF THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT OF 31 TOAD LANE, ROCHDALE (KNOWN AS THE ROCHDALE PIONEERS MUSEUM) AND ANY ANCILLARY AND SUCH OTHER BUILDINGS AS SHALL OR MAY AT ANY TIME BE VESTED IN THE CIO OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE CIO SHALL HAVE ANY INTEREST.3.1.2 THE PRESERVATION, PROTECTION AND IMPROVEMENT FOR THE PUBLIC BENEFIT ON BEHALF OF THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT OF ALL FURNITURE, PICTURES, HISTORICAL RECORDS, BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS, FILMS, PHOTOGRAPHS, OBJET D'ART AND OTHER CHATTELS OR ITEMS OF HISTORIC INTEREST ASSOCIATED WITH THE CO-OPERATIVE MOVEMENT THAT FORM THE NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE ARCHIVE AND THE COLLECTIONS OF THE ROCHDALE PIONEERS MUSEUM OR THAT MAY, AT ANY TIME, BE VESTED IN THE CIO OR IN RESPECT OF WHICH THE CIO SHALL HAVE ANY INTEREST3.1.3 THE ENCOURAGEMENT OF THE PROVISION OF ACCESS TO AND THE STUDY OF SUCH BUILDINGS, LAND, FURNITURE, PICTURES, HISTORICAL RECORDS, BOOKS, MANUSCRIPTS AND OTHER CHATTELS OR ITEMS THAT COMPRISE THE NATIONAL CO-OPERATIVE ARCHIVE AND THE ROCHDALE PIONEERS MUSEUM BY MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC3.1.4 SUCH OTHER CHARITABLE OBJECTS AS THE TRUSTEES FROM TIME TO TIME DETERMINE SUBJECT TO THE PRIOR CONSENT OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CIO AND THE CHARITY COMMISSION.
Grants received
1 grant · £131,653 total360Giving data, published by funders. Coverage only includes funders who publish their grants to 360Giving, so these figures are a floor, not a complete picture.
Top funders
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund · £131,653
Most recent
- The National Lottery Heritage Fund
Board analysis
Board DNA
How this board is put together, from Charity Commission trustee records and Companies House - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Charity Commission trustee register: the current board only, past trustees excluded.
11 trustees on the board
- Anthony Webster Chair since 2020
- Dr Alexandra Zenia Mitchell since 2023
- Edward Powell since 2021
- Helen Davies since 2024
- Ian Adderley since 2022
- Jenny Rebecca Laycock since 2024
- John William Boyle since 2022
- Melanie Jane Hearn since 2024
- Nicholas John Matthews since 2024
- Prof. Stephen J Milner since 2023
- Tanya Noon since 2021
Trustees past 6 years
- Anthony Webster Chair since 2020
First-time vs portfolio trustees
First-time (9)
- Anthony Webster Chair since 2020
- Dr Alexandra Zenia Mitchell since 2023
- Edward Powell since 2021
- Helen Davies since 2024
- Jenny Rebecca Laycock since 2024
- John William Boyle since 2022
- Melanie Jane Hearn since 2024
- Prof. Stephen J Milner since 2023
- Tanya Noon since 2021
Portfolio (2)
- Ian Adderley since 2022
- Nicholas John Matthews since 2024
Sector coverage iSector coverageThe charitable fields this board's trustees govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this charity.
Commercial experience iCommercial experienceThe industries this board's members are company directors in, by Companies House SIC code. Excludes this organisation's own company.
Succession forecast iSuccession forecastThe number of board seats likely to open in the next twelve months - summed across the board from each dated trustee’s tenure - and the profile worth recruiting next. From the filed record, deterministic.
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Sources
Official record from the Charity Commission register for England and Wales. Governance Register calculates the connections.
Record details
- Registered charity number
- 1179727
- Status
- Registered
- Governing document
- CIO - ASSOCIATION Registered 29 Aug 2018
- Contact on the register
- 07525699868 · museum@heritagetrust.coop
- Edition
- Register edition compiled 27th September 2026
- Labels
- Official record from the register · Calculated derived by Governance Register. Anything added by an organisation or person is labelled as provided by them.
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